Weather in Central City, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Central City, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Central City, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
12%
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
79°
8p
75°
9p
Central City, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain73%84°63°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm60%80°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm69%82°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers91%72°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°51°
Central City, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Central City, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
074° · backing 127°
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Central City, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Central City, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Central City, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:54 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Central City, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Central City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).